SSP, the leading dedicated operator of food and beverage brands in travel locations, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Kate Swann as Chief Executive Officer effective from September 4. She succeeds Andrew Lynch who will stand down after nine years in the role. Kate Swann has had a 23 year career in the retail […]
Burton’s Biscuit Company is launching new product Maryland Gooeys with a £1.5m advertising campaign. The firm is rebooting its Maryland ‘Mugs’ ad, created by VCCP, to promote the new cookie range. The TV ad is now on air and will run for the next six weeks, supported by video on demand and digital advertising. Media […]
Glasgow-based, Scots-born Italian restaurateur Domenico Crolla is an artist in the kitchen—he creates portraits on pizzas using just tomato sauce and cheese, and no Photoshop. In what he calls ‘Paparazzi Pizza’, he recreates realistic images of the likes of the Mona Lisa, Marilyn Monroe, Bruce Lee, Anna Wintour, Simon Cowell and Tom Ford.
A US man has devoured 69 hot dogs, beating his own world record at an annual 4 July competition at Coney Island in New York. Joey “Jaws” Chestnut ate the sausages with buns in 10 minutes, breaking his old record of 68 and winning the world title for the seventh year in a row. In […]
JWT Singapore helped Pizza Hut morph into pasta restaurant, renaming its City Square Mall outlet as “Pasta Hut” for a five-day period. The stunt was designed to demonstrate Pizza Hut’s commitment to bring quality, affordable pasta dishes to a wide range of customers and get Singaporeans excited about their new line of pasta dishes, which were […]
For years it has been synonymous with the quintessential English favourite, strawberries and cream. But this year chefs have noticed an astonishing surge in demand for something rather less traditional on the Wimbledon menus – pizza. Tennis fans have been snapping up the Italian staple since the Championships opened and caterers predict the comfort food […]
Owner of Spanish bakery Triticum, Xevi Remón, pays a lot of attention to his bread. So much so that he designed special packaging for the different types of bread he bakes. The custom packaging is designed to fit each type of bread perfectly, reducing bulk and material wastage. Remón’s clever design also includes holes for […]
Jamie Oliver is launching new restaurant Trattoria, with branding by The Plant. The first Trattoria branch will open next week in Richmond, west London, with interiors designed by Blacksheep. Work began on the Trattoria project around November last year. Trattoria will be loosely based on the Jamie’s Italian brand, though with a more ‘local Italian’ […]
Six months on from the horse meat scandal, British consumers remain highly sceptical about the efficiency of the British food industry. Indeed, new research from Mintel reveals a startling lack of confidence among British consumers in the UK food industry’s ability to provide food that is safe to eat. Exclusive research looking at attitudes towards […]
This month, Moyo peanut butter launches its Indiegogo campaign with the initial goal of saving 2,000 children with micronutrient-enhanced therapeutic peanut butter. Donors to the Indiegogo campaign will help feed severely malnourished children in Central America, Africa, Nepal and the United States. Campaign donors will also receive an invitation to join Moyo’s official peanut butter product […]